1. Unit 8 – M.E.N.A. What is it? Where is it? Cornell Notes BP#107

2. A. What is MENA?1. Middle East & North Africa M = Middle E = East N = North A = Africa 2. Middle East is also known as Southwest Asia

3. B. Where is MENA?1.MENA is _____________ of Asia and __________ of Europe. 2.MENA is ____________ of North America. 3.MENA is located in the ____________, ____________, and _____________ hemispheres.

4. C. Locate the 5 major countries of the Middle East. Use pp. A22-23 2. 4. 6. 7. 14. 2. 4.6. 7. 14.

5. D. Locate the 5 major countries of North Africa. Use pp. A18-19 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

6. E. How does MENA affect people? 1.Water and lack of it affects where and how people live in the MENA 2.Much of the land is covered in deserts 3.Thousands of years ago, hunter-gatherers wandered the region looking for food 4.Three important rivers flood annually and helped make the soil fertile for growing crops – Tigris River (Iraq) – Euphrates (Iraq) – Nile (Egypt) 5. Surrounding Transportation Corridors Mediterranean Sea – trade and mild climates Red Sea – culture traits spread, trade Persian Gulf – used for movement of oil

7. F. What is it like in MENA? UNIT 5 ATLAS Activity Use your book Responses Only 1. p. 406 – Based on the picture and the caption, what religion is found the most in MENA? 2. p. 408 – What body of water separates North Africa from Europe? 3. p. 408 – What landform separates North African countries from the rest of the African continent? 4. p. 410 - Complete the diagram below showing the bodies of water that an oil tanker ship would travel through to deliver oil from Kuwait to Spain. 5. p. 411 - What 3 Religious groups make up most of MENA?

8. Cornell Notes Summary To complete your summary, think about: 1.What is MENA? 2.Where is MENA? 3.What are the major countries of MENA? 4.How does MENA affect people? 5.What is it like in MENA?